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Fishmongers model `work with passion' for books and video What, if anything, does throwing seafood have to do with customer service? Leaders at ChartHouse Learning Corp., a Burnsville producer of [...]

The pending merger of AOL and Time-Warner will open access for a few Internet providers Last month, when Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulators approved the merger of media giants America [...]

Managers' roles evolving with clients' and tenants' needs, competition With webs of fiber optic and copper cabling, rooms full of telecom, computer and other high-tech gear, and rooftop antennae and [...]

Minneapolis--While much of the effort to treat interstitial cystitis has focused on identifying specific causes and markers for the disease, pain researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have concluded [...]

Minneapolis--Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have discovered two abnormalities in the urine of patients with interstitial cystitis that may be linked to the pathogenesis of [...]

It was 22 below zero in International Falls one recent morning, which meant the Boise Federal Credit Union Web site would be receiving an above-average number of daily 'hits' from [...]

Employers shift to more performance-based rewards After four years, neighbors of the Salonek family in North Hudson, Wis., are no longer surprised to see stretch limousines parading through their neighborhood [...]

'Application Service Provider' has become one of the hottest new buzz-phrases in the wired world. As companies have embraced the software-delivery model, consulting firms are partnering with ASPs to provide [...]

Declining revenue drops some, opening list to new entrants This year, the service sector of the CityBusiness Top Public Companies list includes only two companies that haven't appeared on the [...]

Customer privacy and exclusivity top their list of concerns As businesses devise ways to use the Internet for more than just information, one online service that's become a hot topic [...]

The harvests of fall have removed the leafy, colorful vegetables from the community garden located just east of the John Deere Co. complex on 94th Street in Bloomington. But those [...]

Medicare, funding and access top industry concerns It's doubtful that health care- and health insurance-related issues have ever played as prominent a role in a presidential campaign as they have [...]

ADC Telecommunications Inc. isn't scheduled to move into its new headquarters building in Eden Prairie until next June. But the 500,000-square-foot facility, now under construction, is already turning heads with [...]

Microsoft's widely anticipated rollout of its Windows 2000 operating system earlier this year isn't the only significant step by the company in recent months. The software giant has revamped its [...]

Outsourcing moves out of favor as focus on employees grows Outsourcing of recruiting, employee benefits and other human-resources functions has been a common business strategy for at least the past [...]

Revenue growth, past three years Much of Edina-based RSI Systems Inc.'s revenue growth over the last three years can be attributed to the development and introduction of its newest 'set-top' [...]

Revenue growth, past three years Plymouth-based Zomax Inc. achieved more than 275 percent revenue growth over the last full fiscal year, primarily by expanding its customer base. Zomax provides CD [...]

Revenue growth, past three years A succession of Food and Drug Administration approvals has been the catalyst for Coon Rapids-based Possis Medical Inc.'s strong growth over the last three years. [...]

Technology and interpreters help the disabled participate Of the approximately 200 conventions, conferences and other group events Grand Casino Hinckley hosts each year, one of the most unique took place [...]

Once the realm of consumers, digital data gains business Long-distance trucking isn't typically thought of as a high-tech industry. But Shakopee-based Q Carriers has moved to the techno 'bleeding edge,' [...]

Companies realize a little fun can boost more than morale On a recent Friday, visitors to the Minneapolis offices of Carmichael Lynch may have thought the advertising agency had gone [...]

Agencies help update skills and make job contacts After 20 years as an engineer, Steve Heitman was stunned when he lost his job last fall, three days before his 50th [...]

Tenants seek option to expand facilities and office space While there's nothing inherently flexible about bricks and mortar, flexibility has become one of the most sought-after qualities in office-warehouse commercial [...]

Last year, Englewood-based Jones International University, one of the world's largest providers of online education, became the first virtual institution to receive full accreditation by a traditional, higher-education sanctioning body [...]

Smaller equipment and faster transmission are increasing the functionality of body-worn computers Since last November, Northwest Airlines personnel have been using ViA wearable PCs to perform scheduled aircraft maintenance. Using [...]

Furniture stores seek substitute for popular repellent On May 16, Maplewood-based 3M Co. announced it would stop producing and marketing most of its popular line of Scotchgard water- and stain-proofing [...]

Despite gloomy national forecasts, the local assisted-living industry insists their prognosis is fine Judging by events reported nationally and locally, the assisted living field -- a relatively new industry that [...]

Earlier this year, the Minneapolis City Council brought closure -- for now, at least -- to 12 years of indecision and debate when it approved a development plan for downtown's [...]

PAST EXPERIENCES AND MARKET CHANGES ARE CHANGING ATTITUDES ABOUT STOCK AS COMPENSATION Earlier this year, Damark International, a Brooklyn Park-based mail-order firm, used stock options among other perks to recruit [...]

Campus replaces one-time slum with classical modernism In the early '60s, when Northwestern National Life Insurance Co. (NWNL) officials set out to plan their new headquarters building in downtown Minneapolis, [...]

CASINOS ARE PLACING MONEY ON THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF CORPORATE EVENTS Earlier this year, Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake announced a major expansion, with the addition of a 10-story [...]

While the recent rise in the price of gasoline may have come as a surprise to most consumers, most companies in transportation-intensive industries were prepared to deal with the price [...]

Web-based supply chains share data, reduce inventory Last January, one of the Twin Cities largest mail-order firms, Brooklyn Park-based Damark International, announced plans to close its catalog division and spin [...]

As Minnesota legislators conduct their high-profile debate over how to use the state budget surplus, a smaller debate has been overshadowed, one that involves the issue of financial institutions sharing [...]

Companies apply standing surcharges to absorb increases While the recent rise in the price of gasoline may have come as a surprise to most consumers, most companies in transportation-intensive industries [...]

Minnesota is in fine shape to weather high crude prices While consumers complain about spending more at the gas pumps, economists, business owners and policy-makers have spent recent weeks trying [...]

Corporate decision makers still doubt Linux's support Back in 1991, when Finnish graduate student Linus Torvalds devised the computer operating system now known as Linux, he may not have had [...]

Businesses met Staffing needs with Customized classes Last year, California-based Seagate Technology set a goal of producing a more 'robust' end product. Toward this end, the computer hard-drive manufacturer began [...]

Talk to most small business owners about the headaches of running a company in the 21st century, and human-resource issues invariably rank near the top of the list. The competition [...]

CPAs advise clients on the labyrinthine world of estate law When the American Bar Association held its annual meeting in Atlanta last August, delegates debated an ABA Commission on Multidisciplinary [...]

What types of high-tech companies will write the success stories of the early 21st century?. Does the high-tech 'gold rush' show any signs of slowing? Erik Torgerson, general partner with [...]

How long will it take developing countries to develop the infrastructure needed to take advantage of the potential of the Internet? P G Narayanan, chief technology officer of Minnetonka-based ADC [...]

START-UP COMPANIES WANT HOMES AS CUTTING-EDGE AS THEY ARE With its austere white brick walls, gray carpeting and black-framed abstract art, RocketPad's fourth-floor space above the Loring Cafe in Minneapolis [...]

ENGINEERING FIRMS BRACE FOR THE IMPENDING CONSTRUCTION SLOWDOWN It's a question that's been preoccupying economists and investment professionals for months: How long can the current U.S. economic boom continue? Last [...]

Getting tax benefits from non-qualified plans takes research The economic boom of the late '90s and the proliferation of small, growth-stage companies has steadily intensified competition for executive talent. To [...]

Lack of planning cited as primary reason for failure In a 1983 article in the journal Organizational Dynamics, two researchers reported findings that caused a ripple in small business circles. [...]

Your chair may make the difference between work pain and productivity Late last year, in a move to reduce the growing number of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), the U.S. Labor [...]

THE PRINTING SECTOR IS SPLITTING INTO AN INDUSTRY OF GIANT CONSOLIDATORS AND TINY MOM-AND-POPS SHOPS Though usually a quiet season in the business world, the holidays were quite active for [...]

WHILE INTERNET-BASED LEARNING CONTINUES TO GROW, ASSESSMENTS OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS REMAIN SCARCE Last year, Englewood, Colo.-based Jones International University, one of the world's largest providers of online education, became the [...]